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appropriate , ap·pro·pri·ate • adj. / əˈprōprē-it/ suitable or proper in the circumstances: a measure appropriate to a wartime economy. • v. / -ˌāt/ [tr.] 1. take… -itis , -itis suffix repr. Gr. -itis, prop. forming fems. of adjs. in -ī́tēs, used to qualify nósos disease, as arthrîtis (disease) of the joints (árthron),… Nosology , nosology classification of diseases, XVIII. f. Gr. nósos disease; see -LOGY.
nosology (nos-ol-ŏji) n. the naming and classification of diseases. Glossitis , glos·si·tis / gläˈsītis; glô-/ • n. Med. inflammation of the tongue.
glossitis Inflammation of the tongue; may be one of the signs of riboflavin defi… Iritis , iritis (I-ry-tis) n. inflammation of the iris. See uveitis. Tie , tie / tī/ • v. (ty·ing / ˈtī-ing/ ) 1. [tr.] attach or fasten (someone or something) with string or similar cord: they tied Max to a chair her long h…
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